Implantable inlay devices for presbyopia: the evidence to date

Clin Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan 14:9:129-37. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S57056. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

By 2020, it is estimated that 2.1 billion people will be presbyopic, and the demand for spectacle independence in this group is growing. This review article provides an overview of the three commercially available corneal inlays for the correction of presbyopia. Safety, efficacy, visual outcomes, and complications are analyzed for all three inlays according to published peer-reviewed data.

Keywords: corneal inlay; corneal reshaping inlay; presbyopia; refractive optic inlay; refractive surgery; small-aperture inlay.

Publication types

  • Review